Hello and Happy Monday!

The first week of March brought another week-long stretch of pavement Late Model racing. That's the first portion of today's Monday Digest.

This time the four-day grind for Late Model Stock Cars came at Southern National Motorsports Park near Kenly, N.C., where Matt Cox reeled off three feature wins, two poles and the Speed Week points title (inset photo from Andy Marquis).

LMSC racing was also on tap Saturday at Hickory Motor Speedway's season opener, along with Limited and Pro Late Models. Michael Bumgarner and Graham Hollar won in the first two classes, while the crate-engine feature came with a controversial development.

Pro Late Models were also the featured class in the richest Late Model race of the weekend, the 62nd running of the Alabama 200 at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Jake Finch won for the third time at Montgomery, but this was his first triumph in the Ronnie Sanders Racing car in which the track's coveted bear trophy was at stake. Jason Vail was the weekend's other Pro race winner, at Auburndale Speedway in Florida.

Scroll down to see the results, a few photos, and story links where available. Two events which do not have links will be in the spotlight for this week's Wednesday Winners edition, then we'll pack plenty into the end of the week.

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Above: John Goin (90) and eventual winner Matt Cox (51) lead the Late Model Stock Car field to the green flag in the Friday headliner on the next-to-last night of Southern National Speed Week. (Andy Marquis/ Honey Badger Photography)

—SPECIAL LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENTS

—Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly, N.C.

March 4 Jerry Moody Memorial: 1. Landen Lewis; 2. Kaden Honeycutt; 3. Matt Cox; 4. Doug Barnes Jr.; 5. Chase Burgeson; 6. Connor Weddell; 7. Matt McCall;; 8. Jamey Caudill; 9. Caleb Johnson; 10. Kaeden Ballos; 11. John Goin; 12. Ryan Wilson; 13. Deac McCaskill; 14. Șam Yarbrough; 15. Daniel Vuncannon; 16. Helio Meza; 17. Atley Wiese; 18. Clay Jones; 19. Wyatt Miller; 20. Matthew Laprade; 21. Michael Fose; 22. Haley Moody; 23. Dylan Newsome.

Lap leaders: Honeycutt 1-107, Lewis 108, Honeycutt 109-110, Lewis 111, Honeycutt 112, Lewis 113, Honeycutt 114, Lewis 115-125 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Lewis, 15.321 seconds

Short Track Scene

March 5 Twin I: 1. Kaden Honeycutt; 2. Matt Cox; 3. Chase Burgeson; 4. Matt McCall; 5. Ryan Wilson; 6. Doug Barnes Jr.; 7. John Goin; 8. Matthew Laprade; 9. Clay Jones; 10. Deac McCaskill; 11. Helio Meza; 12. Dylan Newsome; 13. Wyatt Miller; 14. Atley Wiese; 15. Michael Fose; 16. Sam Yarbrough; 17. Conner Weddell; 18. Caleb Johnson; 19. Tyler Matthews.

Lap leader: Honeycutt 1-30 • Cautions: 0 • Fast qualifier: Honeycutt, 15.392 seconds

March 5 Twin II: 1. Matt Cox; 2. Kaden Honeycutt; 3. Ryan Wilson; 4. Matt McCall; 5. Chase Burgeson; 6. Deac McCaskill; 7. Helio Meza; 8. Wyatt Miller; 9. John Goin; 10. Matthew Laprade; 11. Clay Jones; 12. Michael Fose; 13. Dylan Newsome; 14. Atley Wiese.

Lap leader: Cox 1-30 • Cautions: 0

Short Track Scene

March 6: 1. Matt Cox; 2. John Goin; 2. Ryan Wilson; 4. Clay Jones; 5. Chase Burgeson; 6. Dylan Newsome; 7. Alex Fleming; 8. Wyatt Miller; 9. Jamey Caudill; 10. Deac McCaskill; 11. Caleb Johnson; 12. Michael Fose; 13. Matthew Laprade; 14. Atley Wiese.

Lap leader: Cox 1-50 • Cautions: 3 • Red flag: 1 • Fast qualifier (of 15 drivers): Cox, 15.432 seconds

Short Track Scene

March 7: 1. Matt Cox; 2. Dylan Newsome; 3. Michael Fose; 4. Matthew Laprade; 5. John Goin; 6. Chase Burgeson; 7. Caleb Johnson; 8. Wyatt Miller; 9. Deac McCaskill; 10. Clay Jones; 11. Delaney Gray.

Lap leaders: Cox 1-2, Fose 3-42, Cox 43-100 • Cautions: 0 • Fast qualifier: Fose and Cox, 15.525 seconds

Short Track Scene

Below: Matthew Laprade (27) and Wyatt Miller (73) brought out a red flag in the Friday LMSC race at SNMP. Things got better for Laprade the next night. (Andy Marquis/ Honey Badger Photography)



Above: Michael Bumgarner won the Late Model Stock Car feature and also triumphed in the truck division in Hickory's season opener presented by LeapFrog Landscaping & Lawncare. Only once did he get a visit from the amphibian mascot. (Gardner Street Photography)

—NASCAR LATE MODEL STOCK CAR EVENT

—Hickory Motor Speedway, Newton, N.C.

—March 7

Late Model Stock Cars: 1. Michael Bumgarner; 2. Thomas Beane; 3. Charlie Watson; 4. Landon Huffman; 5. Anthony Bello; 6. Billy Snodgrass; 7. Skyler Chaney; 8. Alex Meggs; 9. Nick Tucker; 10. Kaeden Ballos; 11. Christopher Martin Jr.; 12. Lucas Ransone; 13. Brandon Dean; 14. Jacob Kolber; 15. Landon Rapp.

Lap leader: Bumgarner 1-75 • Cautions: 1 • Fast qualifier: Bumgarner, 14.783 seconds

Limited Late Models: 1. Graham Hollar; 2. Chase Robertson; 3. Jackson Tovo; 4. Ethan Tovo; 5. Billy Jack Lester; 6. Paityn Leyen; 7. Jonah Cullen; 8. Toro Rodriguez; 9. Jaxon Lash; 10. Justin Parry; 11. Dystany Spurlock; 12. Josh Phillips; 13. Don Carlton.

Short Track Scene (LMSC)

—CAROLINA PRO LATE MODEL SERIES

—Hickory Motor Speedway, Newton, N.C.

—March 7

LeapFrog Landscaping Season Opener: 1. T.J. Moon; 2. Dexter Canipe III; 3. Tyler Church; 4. Talon Pelfrey; 5. Andrew Patterson; 6. Joshua Horniman; 7. Carson Ware; 8. Alex Quarterley; 9. Ray Minieri; 10. Terri Crider.

(Look for more in this week’s Wednesday Winners release)

—NASCAR LIMITED LATE MODEL EVENT

—Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, N.C.

—March 8

61st Season Opener presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts: 1. Dylan Ward; 2. Lanie Buice; 3. Austin Harris; 4. Clint King; 5. Michael Fosę; 6. Brian Rosę; 7. Stacy Puryear; 8. Camden Thomas; 9. Joshua Horniman; 10. Hunter Deshautelle; 11. Nicholas Bulkeley; 12. Bryson Brinkley; 13. David Thomas; 14. Donnie Apple.

Lap leader: Ward 1-75 • Cautions: 0 • Fast practicer: Ward, 17.017 seconds

Above: Jake Finch won the 62nd annual Alabama 200 at the half-mile just southwest of Montgomery. (David Kranak/ Impact Zone Photos)

—SHOW ME THE MONEY PRO LATE MODELS

—Montgomery Motor Speedway, Montgomery, Ala.

—March 7

Alabama 200 presented by Chestnut Creek Materials & Transportation and RM Motorsports: 1. Jake Finch; 2. Dylan Fetcho; 3. Gage Gilby; 4. Presley Johnson; 5. Christopher Tullis; 6. Justin South; 7. John Wilkinson III; 8. Kaden Honeycutt; 9. Jim Wall; 10. Connor Shelton; 11. Taylor Corum; 12. John Bolen; 13. Stuart Dutton; 14. Steven Chunn; 15. Malcolm Spears; 16. Weston Marthaler; 17. Luke Yarbrough; 18. Dave Mader III; 19. Gage Rodgers; 20. Cody Martell; 21. Wesley Slimp; 22. Maddox Langham.

Lap leaders: Yarbrough 1-24, Finch 25-114, Fetcho 115-151, Finch 152-200 • Cautions: 6 • Fast qualifier (of 23 drivers): Finch, 19.54 seconds

Racing America

Short Track Scene

Below: Dylan Fetcho (89) led some of the middle portion of the Show Me the Money Pro Late Model season opener and wound up second, his best result in 10 career Montgomery Motor Speedway appearances. (Liz McFarland Photography)

Above: Jason Vail (407) came out on top in the Pro Late Model race at Auburndale, scheduled for 100 laps but cut to 75 due to impending weather. (Darling Photography)

—UARA PRO LATE MODELS

—Auburndale Speedway, Winter Haven, Fla.

—March 7

Pro Late Model 100: 1. Jason Vail; 2. Jackson Denton; 3. Cody Stickler; 4. Dylan Williams; 5. Wilson Martins; 6. Anastasia Markovic; 7. Carsen Holt; 8. Wayne Smith; 9. Hayden Bushey; 10. Jerry Artuso; 11. Scott Amone.

Lap leaders: Williams 1-3, Vail 4-18, Stickler 19-35, Smith 36-60, Vail 61-75 • Cautions: 3 • Fast qualifier (of 12 drivers): Smith, 13.382 seconds

(Look for more in this week's Friday Features release)

—SPECIAL PRO LATE MODEL EVENT

—Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.

—March 7

Twin I: 1. Jeff Peterson; 2. Cody Brown; 3. Kenna Mitchell; 4. Scott Youngren; 5. Nash Youngren; 6. Johnny Spilotro; 7. Chris Jackson; 8. Kylie Ith; 9. Donna Gunther; 10. A.J. Hintsala; 11. Ryder Juarez; 12. Mikey Killen; 13. Amilleo Thomson; 14. Dave Campoverde.

Lap leader: 1-40 • Cautions: 2 • Fast qualifier: Peterson, 15.225 seconds

Twin II: 1. Jeff Peterson; 2. Cody Brown; 3. Scott Youngren; 4. Kenna Mitchell; 5. Nash Youngren; 6. Mikey Killen; 7. Johnny Spilotro; 8. Ryder Juarez; 9. A.J. Hintsala; 10. Kylie Ith; 11. Kyle Jacks; 12. Chris Jackson.

Lap leaders: Ith 1-16, Peterson 17-40 • Cautions: 0

Above: Wednesday night's racing card at Southern National Motorsports Park began with a pair of tributes. Before Haley Moody's first Late Model Stock Car start in a number of years, she led the field on some pace laps around the .4-mile oval, as the "I Dig Pigs 125" event was a tribute to her father Jerry Moody. (Andy Marquis/ Honey Badger Photography)

Before that evening's legends car race, Doug Barnes Jr. brought his LMSC out front for some pace laps in memory of his crew chief Chase Pistone, who passed away last Monday. Pistone was a well-known setup man for Late Model and legends racers. (image from Ultra Broadcasting)

Below: The proceedings during the day for the Alabama 200 at Montgomery Motor Speedway were interrupted by a rain shower, but that meant a pretty sight in the late afternoon. (Racing America photo)

Below Right: Evan Bookmiller (4) won both 15-lap Super Late Model features at Showtime Speedway in Pinellas Park, Fla. The planned longer race was split into twins due to a low car count. (team photo)



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